The diversity and ecology of Symbiodiniaceae: A traits-based review

MR Nitschke, SL Rosset, CA Oakley… - Advances in Marine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the most successful microeukaryotes to form mutualisms with animals are
dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae. These photosynthetic symbioses drive …

The use of experimentally evolved coral photosymbionts for reef restoration

MR Nitschke, D Abrego, CE Allen, C Alvarez-Roa… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
The heat tolerance of corals is largely determined by their microbial photosymbionts
(Symbiodiniaceae, colloquially known as zooxanthellae). Therefore, manipulating symbiont …

Chemical mutagenesis and thermal selection of coral photosymbionts induce adaptation to heat stress with trait trade‐offs

HJ Scharfenstein, C Alvarez‐Roa… - Evolutionary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the relevance of heat‐evolved microalgal endosymbionts to coral reef restoration, to
date, few Symbiodiniaceae strains have been thermally enhanced via experimental …

Lineage-specific symbionts mediate differential coral responses to thermal stress

C Wang, X Zheng, H Kvitt, H Sheng, D Sun, G Niu… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Ocean warming is a leading cause of increasing episodes of coral bleaching,
the dissociation between coral hosts and their dinoflagellate algal symbionts in the family …

Evolutionary responses of a reef-building coral to climate change at the end of the last glacial maximum

J Zhang, ZT Richards, AAS Adam… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Climate change threatens the survival of coral reefs on a global scale, primarily through
mass bleaching and mortality as a result of marine heatwaves. While these short-term effects …

[HTML][HTML] Symbiont shuffling dynamics associated with photodamage during temperature stress in coral symbiosis

C Wang, X Zheng, Y Li, D Sun, W Huang, T Shi - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Reef-building corals usually form a symbiotic relationship with various photosynthetic
dinoflagellates, which may determine the physiology and stress tolerance of their hosts. The …

The economics of microbiodiversity

KY Han, L Kröger, F Buchholz, I Dewan, M Quaas… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The economics of biodiversity is gaining traction and with it the economic valuation of
ecosystem services (ESS). Most current developments neglect microbial diversity, although …

Stable isotope tracing reveals compartmentalized nitrogen assimilation in scleractinian corals

EN Chiles, AS Huffmyer, C Drury… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Corals form symbiotic relationships with dinoflagellate algae of the family Symbiodiniaceae,
bacteria, and other microbes. Central to that relationship is the regulation of nutrition flux …

Photophysiological response of Symbiodiniaceae single cells to temperature stress

L Xiao, S Johansson, S Rughöft, F Burki… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Photosynthetic dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae engage in symbiosis with
scleractinian corals. As coral 'bleaching'is partly governed by the thermal sensitivity of …

Complex parental effects impact variation in larval thermal tolerance in a vertically transmitting coral

EC Johnston, C Caruso, E Mujica, NS Walker, C Drury - Heredity, 2024 - nature.com
Coral populations must be able to adapt to changing environmental conditions for coral
reefs to persist under climate change. The adaptive potential of these organisms is difficult to …